Recent developments, such as Russia's invitations to the Taliban to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and debates on removing them from the terrorist list, raise questions about strategic partnership intentions.
Because of their treatment of women and their unwillingness to establish a government that is inclusive of all ethnic groups, the Taliban continue to be shunned by the international community.
Regional players entered into de facto ties with this group for pragmatic reasons, even though no real progress has been made on either of those two extremely delicate subjects due to economic and security concerns.
Russia is far ahead of all nations that have done so, as evidenced by these most recent developments:
16 May 2024: “Afghan Taliban no longer Russia’s enemy — Russian diplomat”
17 May 2024: “Afghanistan to expand the range of goods exported to Russia — Deputy PM Overchuk”
24 May 2024: “Taliban can stabilize Afghanistan if left to its own de...
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